1968 Engine Question

[Mosesatm]

What's the purpose of this threaded boss under the freeze plug?

 

[speedy02]

Wouldn’t that be the coolant drain plug?

 

[Mosesatm]

There isn’t a plug in it. Just a threaded boss.

 

[Ruppstang]

I think it may be for a Z bar in a RH drive?

 

[Mosesatm]

Here's another issue I found yesterday (not my car). It looks like the there is enough of the manifold under the bolt to work. What do you think?

 

[admin]

That is just a blind hole on my 289 C code block. No bolt or plug.

 

[Mosesatm]

Jon,
Do you happen to have a similar photo of the other side of the engine? I'd love to see how both sides compare.

Thanks

 

[admin]

Here are a few of the driver's side:

 

[Mosesatm]

Interesting. It looks like Ford made a few changes to the block in ‘66.

 

[rvrtrash]

When did they get rid of the PCV pipe that vented to atmosphere? Could the bolt hole be to hold the bottom of the pipe?

Steve

 

[66hcs-conv]

On our ''66 there is a stud threaded into the block that mounts the little heater "box" that supplies hot (warm) air to the air cleaner in cold weather. I can't tell for sure if that's the exact location, but it's close.

 

[Mosesatm]

Where are the block drains? Are they the treaded plugs at the rear of the engine on the driver side, and front of the engine on the passenger side?